NBA owners, players reach tentative deal AP - 4 hrs agoAfter nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side. More »NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side.
Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case AP - 1 hr 2 mins agoConservative interest groups and Republican lawmakers want Justice Elena Kagan off the health care case. Liberals and Democrats in Congress say it's Justice Clarence Thomas who should sit it out. More »Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case
Conservative interest groups and Republican lawmakers want Justice Elena Kagan off the health care case. Liberals and Democrats in Congress say it's Justice Clarence Thomas who should sit it out.
Pope: sex abuse 'scourge' for all society AP - 9 mins agoPope Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's efforts … More »Pope: sex abuse 'scourge' for all society
Pope Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's efforts to confront the problem.
Egyptian protesters clash with police, 1 dead AP - 43 mins agoEgyptian security forces clashed with protesters camped outside the Cabinet building Saturday, leaving one man dead, as tensions rose two days ahead of parliamentary elections being held despite mass demonstrations against … More »Egyptian protesters clash with police, 1 dead
Egyptian security forces clashed with protesters camped outside the Cabinet building Saturday, leaving one man dead, as tensions rose two days ahead of parliamentary elections being held despite mass demonstrations against military rule.
3 American students arrested in Cairo leave Egypt AP - 1 hr 25 mins agoThree American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio. More »3 American students arrested in Cairo leave Egypt
Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio.
- US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth AP - 43 mins ago
After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang.
- Violence mars Black Friday shopping AP - 5 hrs ago
Black Friday's typical jostling and jockeying took a more ominous turn during this year's bargain-hunting ritual with a shooting, a pepper spraying and other episodes of violence that left several people injured.
- Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid Reuters - 57 mins ago
YAKKAGHUND, Pakistan (Reuters) - NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations, already deeply frayed, further into crisis. Pakistan retaliated by shutting down vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, …
- One dead after Egyptian protesters clash with police Reuters - 53 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters demanding an end to army rule clashed with police firing tear gas in central Cairo on Saturday in a flare-up that cast another shadow over a parliamentary election billed as the nation's first free vote in decades. Two days of voting begin on Monday in the first stage of a complex, …
- AT&T; to offer bigger asset sale to save T-Mobile deal: report Reuters - 12 hrs ago
(Reuters) - AT&T; Inc is considering an offer to divest a significantly larger portion of assets than it had initially expected, in order to salvage its $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, Bloomberg reported citing a person familiar with the plan. Bloomberg said the exact size of the divestiture hasn't been determined …
- Japan reconsiders boardroom rules amid Olympus scandal Reuters - 10 hrs ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese government panel will propose mandatory appointments of outside directors on boards of large firms in the hope of averting the kind of accounting scandal that has engulfed Olympus Corp. But expectations of meaningful change are not high, and experts say the process in which companies pick outside …
- Arab League prepares for Syria sanctions Reuters - 1 hr 49 mins ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab officials will prepare plans for sanctions against Syria on Saturday over its failure to let Arab League monitors oversee an initiative aimed at ending a violent crackdown on protesters seeking an end to President Bashar al-Assad's rule. Damascus missed a Friday deadline to sign an agreement under …
- Multiple Baghdad blasts kill at least 13 people Reuters - 2 hrs 53 mins ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded in a commercial Baghdad district and another blast hit the city's western outskirts on Saturday, killing at least 13 people, police and hospital sources said. The first blast hit Baghdad's central Bab al-Sharji district followed by two other explosions in a street nearby, in attacks …
- France's ruling party denies role in DSK downfall Reuters - 8 mins ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party dismissed allegations on Saturday of a political plot to bring down disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, following an investigative report by a U.S. journalist. The article by Edward Jay Epstein, published in the New York Review of Books, …
- National marches back to power in New Zealand Reuters - 2 hrs 23 mins ago
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The ruling center-right National Party returned to power in a crushing win in New Zealand's general election on Saturday and secured the backing of minor parties to ensure a majority for asset sales and welfare reforms. National, led by former foreign exchange dealer John Key, was sitting on 48 percent …
- NASA science lab rover launches on Mars mission Reuters - 10 mins ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket carrying a $2.5 billion NASA Mars probe lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday. The Mars Science Laboratory, a nuclear-powered rover as big as a compact car and nicknamed Curiosity, is scheduled to touch down on the 'Red Planet' on August …
- New NBA season likely to begin on Christmas Day Reuters - 2 hrs 55 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement which paves the way for a 66-game season starting on Christmas Day.
- Bond market hammers Italy, Spain ponders outside help Reuters - 4 hrs ago
ROME/MADRID (Reuters) - Italy's borrowing costs soared to their highest levels since Rome joined the euro on Friday, piling pressure on the newly installed government of Mario Monti at the end of a week in which the euro zone crisis tainted even safe haven Germany. A punishing bond sale, in which Italy was forced to pay …
- Corzine expected to testify at House hearing: source Reuters - 16 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former MF Global Chief Executive Jon Corzine is expected to testify at a congressional hearing next month, a committee aide said on Friday, tamping down speculation that the former head of the bankrupt brokerage would decline to take part. The House Financial Services Committee announced earlier this …
- Black Friday draws crowds, but spending in doubt Reuters - 7 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Retailers were hoping for more shoppers like Shawn Elzia as the annual Black Friday bargain stampede marked the unofficial start of what is widely expected to be a middling holiday shopping season. The Brooklyn, New York teacher, one of hundreds of thousands of shoppers jostling for deals around the country, …
- Arab League prepares for Syria sanctions Reuters - 15 hrs ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab officials will prepare plans for sanctions against Syria on Saturday over its failure to let Arab League monitors oversee an initiative aimed at ending a violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Damascus missed a Friday deadline to sign an agreement under which the Arab League …
Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring … More »Pakistan: 24 troops dead in NATO helicopter attack
